Former Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison on public corruption charges.
A federal jury found Ridley-Thomas guilty on one count each of conspiracy and bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds, and five counts of honest services mail and wire fraud. He was acquitted of 12 additional honest services fraud charges in a 16-day trial in the US District Court for the Central District of California in March.
Ridley-Thomas was an LA city councilman when indicted, but the charges stemmed from his conduct while a county supervisor. Before that he had been ...
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